Glenhuntly railway station, Melbourne
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Code | GHY |
Distance from Flinders St |
12.2 km |
Lines | Frankston |
# Platforms | 3 |
# Tracks | 3 |
Status | Host station |
Metlink profile | Link |
Melway map | Link |
Metcard Zone | 1 |
Glenhuntly is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Huntly on the Frankston railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 1.
Glenhuntly is classed as a Host Station.
[edit] Location
The station is located at the southern end of the Glen Huntly Road level crossing. Tram route 67 is a short walk from the station. On the UP end of the station is one of only 4 level crossings with a tram route running through it with trains running at a mere 15 km/h.
[edit] Facilities
The station consists of three platforms, two in an island format. The island platform (platform 1&2) contains a large brick building with an enclosed waiting room and a ticket office inside, while platform 3 has a small weatherboard building. A large Metcard machine is located inside the waiting room, which is able to dispense most ticketing options available and also accepts notes, coins and EFTPOS cards. A small coin-only Metcard machine is located at the entrance to platform 3.
Platforms 1 & 2 can be accessed via Glen Huntly Road, platform 3 via Royal Ave.
[edit] History
Glenhuntly Station opened on 19 December 1881 as Glen Huntly Road. It was later renamed to Glen Huntly in 1882 before being renamed again to Glenhuntly in 1937.
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